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or channelling
as in directing
to cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway
an athletic youth who channeled all of his energy into sports
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Recent Examples of channeling
Christian Pulisic and Weston McKennie looked like Serie A regulars, Folarin Balogun’s finishing was on song and Gio Reyna put to rest any doubts about his selection by channelling his inner Luka Modric.
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Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
On a recent afternoon in Southampton, Kate Berlant and John Early are channeling a heterosexual Hamptons couple.
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Mark Seliger,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
But channeling your grandma and hanging your clothes on a drying rack or clothes line will pay off over months and years.
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Karla Walsh,
Southern Living,
21 June 2026
In Seattle, there was a sense of the team harnessing the crowd’s energy, and of the crowd channelling the energy emanating far beyond.
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Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
20 June 2026
Instead, they’re designed for the stylish spectators in the stands (or the bars) — and perhaps those channeling the effortless glamour of the game’s most famous WAGs.
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Lauren Fisher,
Footwear News,
17 June 2026
Now, Porter is channeling that gratitude into his return to the stage in New York City Center's Encores!
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Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
What starts as your typical Meisner-esque curriculum of channeling your own inner experience to project a deeper truth in an imagined setting settles into much more sinister.
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Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
12 June 2026
Meghan Markle is celebrating the start of summer by channeling two of her royal relatives.
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Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
11 June 2026
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
On a recent afternoon in Southampton, Kate Berlant and John Early are channeling a heterosexual Hamptons couple.
—
Mark Seliger,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
But channeling your grandma and hanging your clothes on a drying rack or clothes line will pay off over months and years.
—
Karla Walsh,
Southern Living,
21 June 2026
In Seattle, there was a sense of the team harnessing the crowd’s energy, and of the crowd channelling the energy emanating far beyond.
—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
20 June 2026
Instead, they’re designed for the stylish spectators in the stands (or the bars) — and perhaps those channeling the effortless glamour of the game’s most famous WAGs.
—
Lauren Fisher,
Footwear News,
17 June 2026
Now, Porter is channeling that gratitude into his return to the stage in New York City Center's Encores!
—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
What starts as your typical Meisner-esque curriculum of channeling your own inner experience to project a deeper truth in an imagined setting settles into much more sinister.
—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
12 June 2026
Meghan Markle is celebrating the start of summer by channeling two of her royal relatives.
—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for channeling
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In one significant policy shift, Lewis George campaigned on repealing former Metropolitan Police Department chief Pamela Smith’s executive order directing her officers to cooperate with federal immigration authorities for individuals not in police custody.
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The core team includes Luke Osche, Orin Cornille, Bosco Atukwatse, Winfred Nsabimana, Johnson Muhereza, Yahaya Ssemakula, Daniel Snyders and Alex Braczkowski; with Braczkowski and Chadden Hunter co-directing the project.
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If Iran’s atomic weapons infrastructure was destroyed in this war, funneling hundreds of billions into the country can’t be used to rebuild it.
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Prosecutors alleged a conspiracy to influence Madigan by funneling payments to do-nothing subcontractors and other political perks to the speaker and then washing it from the utility’s books.
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The sheriff's office reopened portions of the investigation roughly three years ago, reviewing thousands of case files and conducting interviews with Mansfield with assistance from federal and state authorities.
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The home kit industry is, in effect, conducting an uncontrolled experiment in community-level antibiotic pressure, without trial registration, without safety monitoring, and without informed consent from the populations who will bear the downstream burden.
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Manco only reluctantly starts carrying a gun after his first robbery, concerned that doing so would only lead to more violence.
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One of the historical laws Hawaii pointed to was an 1865 Louisiana statute, adopted after the Civil War, to prevent anyone from carrying a gun onto a plantation without the landowner’s permission.
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“Channeling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/channeling. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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